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COMMITTEE ON RELATIONS WITH CUBA, 

U. S. SENATE. 



STATEMENT 



OF THE 



SECRETARY OF THE NAYY 



OP 



EXPENDITURES UNDER THE NAVY DEPARTMENT 
IN THE ISLAND OF CUBA 



FROM 



JANUARY 1, 1899, TO APRIL 30, 1900. 



SEPTEMBER 26, 1900. 



WASHINGTON: 

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. 
1900. 



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EXPENDITURES UNDER THE NAVY DEPARTMENT IN THE 

ISLAND OF CUBA. 



Navy Department, 
Washington, July 11, 1900. 

Sir: Replying to your letter of May 30, transmitting a copy of a 
resolution passed by the Senate May 26, 1900, directing the Committee 
on Relations with Cuba to investigate and report as early as practicable 
regarding the moneys received and expended in the island of Cuba by, 
through, and under the officials and representatives of the United 
States, both civil and military, from the date of the occupation of 
Cuba by the military forces of the United States until and including 
April 30, 1900, etc. ; also a copy of a resolution adopted by the Senate 
Committee on Relations with Cuba requesting the Secretary of War 
to furnish, in separate communications, the statistical and other infor- 
mation called for in the above-mentioned Senate resolution, and request- 
ing that this Department furnish a statement of all receipts and expendi- 
tures in Cuba from the date of occupation thereof down to and including 
April 30, 1900, made by or under the authority of the Navy Depart- 
ment; also a statement of all personal property, if any, purchased or 
procured and intrusted to any officer acting under authority of the 
Navy Department in Cuba within the time aforesaid, the cost and 
value of the same, the uses to which such property has been put, and 
the disposition which has been made thereof, I have the honor to inclose 
herewith a statement prepared by the Paymaster-General of the Navy 
of the expenditures at the naval station, Cuba, from January 1, 1899, 
to April 30, 1900, amounting to $57,297.62; also a supplemental state- 
ment prepared by the Bureau of Yards and Docks explanatory of the 
use and disposition of material purchased and of the necessity for the 
expenditures for labor. The Paymaster-General further reports that 
no money has been received from the revenues of Cuba, all of the 
expenditures embraced in the above-mentioned statements being made 
from the regular naval appropriations. 

Very respectfully, J. D. Long, 

Secretary. 

Hon. O. H. Platt, 

Chairmam Committee on Relations with Cuba, 

United States Senate. 

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Statement of expenditures by the Navy Department at the naval station, Habana, Cuba, from 

January 1, 1899, to April 30, 1900. 

Labor, pay of clerks, repairs to buildings, furniture, and other incidental expenses in 
connection with care and maintenance of station: 

Furniture, and repairs to same -. $74. 14 

Repairs to buildings, plumbing, etc 644. 05 

Clearing grounds and hauling 122. 90 

Electric lighting 3, 563. 62 

Care at cemetery, "Maine" lot.. 138.88 

Hospital expenses, nurses, etc 444. 64 

Transfer of funds, printing, and cab fares 361. 31 

Repairs to commandant' s barge 207. 61 

Pay of clerks 4, 290. 01 

Labor, general maintenance of station 35, 219. 54 

§45, 066. 70 

Supplies purchased for repairs to buildings, furniture, fixtures, 

and general supplies on account of care and maintenance of 

station : 
Furniture, etc. — 

Tables, chairs, rugs, etc 503. 38 

Bedroom furniture 1, 277. 50 

Horses and carriages and harness 1, 421. 40 

Office furniture 338. 75 

Typewriters and stands 567. 50 

Kitchen utensils 188. 90 

Fixtures, etc.— 

Shades and hangings 41. 31 

Lamps 288. 22 

Chandeliers 673. 00 

Stove fittings r ' 25.16 

Bathroom fixtures and plumbing supplies 644. 99 

Telephones, and repairs to same 102. 85 

Electrical supplies 409. 05 

General supplies — 

Brushes, paints, etc 1, 154. 25 

Cement, lime, and sand 1, 373. 95 

Chemicals and disinfectants 80. 06 

Rope 15. 37 

Police badges 40. 00 

Hose and garden tools 67. 97 

Brooms, buckets, etc 205. 13 

Stationery 252. 15 

Lumber 445. 36 

Window glass 58. 15 

Iron pipej zinc, and pipe fittings 330. 20 

Builders' hardware 325. 36 

Medical supplies 261. 02 

Ice and illuminating oil 338. 80 

Provender for horses 104. 26 

11,534.04 

Marine Corps disbursements — 

Beds and bedding 569. 75 

Laundry, ice, etc 127. 13 

696.88 

Total 57, 297. 62 

SUMMARY. 

Labor, pay of clerks, etc $45, 066. 70 

Supplies — 

Furniture, etc 4, 297. 43 

Fixtures 2, 184. 58 

General supplies 5,\052. 03 

Marine Corps expenditures '696. 88 

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Total.... 57,29^62 






[Fourth indorsement.] 

Department op the Navy, 

Bureau op Yards and Docks, 
Washington, D. C, July 10, 1900. 
Respectfully forwarded to the Department. 

2. Supplemental to the third indorsement, which covers all expenditures made 
under the cognizance of this bureau at the naval station, Habana, the bureau has 
the honor to make the following explanatory statement of the use and disposition of 
material purchased and of the necessity for the expenditures for labor, viz: 

3. Labor, pay of clerks, etc., $45,066.70. 

Money expended under this head was entirely for sanitary purposes in fumigation 
and cleaning buildings and repairing sewerage and piping and cleaning grounds. 
The employment of clerks was for the use of officers attached to the station, both for 
clerical work and as interpreters. 

4. Furniture, etc., $4,297.43. 

The furniture was for the use of officers attached to the station, to whom quarters 
were assigned and receipts taken for same. All the furniture purchased is still on 
hand, and the portion not in use at the present time is retained for safe-keeping until 
again required. 

5. Fixtures, $2,184.58. 

Shades and hangings, lamps, chandeliers, electrical supplies, and plumbing sup- 
plies were all purchased for the rooms and houses of officers attached to the station. 
In the admiralty building and the houses at the navy-yard the lighting apparatus 
and plumbing had been almost wholly destroyed before being turned over to the 
naval representative for the United States. The telephones connected the office of 
the commandant with the navy-yard, and were in such condition as to need repairs. 
These articles have been expended for the purposes for which purchased. 

6. General supplies, $5, 052.03. 

The articles purchased under the above heading were for general repairs to and 
disinfection of the houses and grounds of the station, and the health and comfort of 
the personnel attached thereto, and a proper maintenance of the police force and 
office records. These articles have been expended for the purposes for which pur- 
chased and are still in use. 

7. Marine Corps disbursements, $696.88. 

Beds and bedding under the above heading were for the use of the marine guard 
attached to this station, which has been transferred. Upon the transfer of the guard, 
this property was packed and stored for safe-keeping and is now T on hand. Laundry, 
ice, etc. , was expended for the use of the officers and men composing the guard. 

MORDECAI T. ENDICOT, 

Chief of Bureau. 

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EXPENDITURES UNDER THE NAVY DEPARTMENT IN THE 

ISLAND OF CUBA. 



Navy Department, 
Washington, July 11, 1900. 

Sir: Replying to your letter of May 30, transmitting a copy of a 
resolution passed by the Senate May 26, 1900, directing the Committee 
on Relations with Cuba to investigate and report as early as practicable 
regarding the mone} T s received and expended in the island of Cuba by, 
through, and under the officials and representatives of the United 
States, both civil and military, from the date of the occupation of 
Cuba by the military forces of the United States until and including 
April 30, 1900, etc. ; also a copj 7 of a resolution adopted by the Senate 
Committee on Relations with Cuba requesting the Secretary of War 
to furnish, in separate communications, the statistical and other infor- 
mation called for in the above-mentioned Senate resolution, and request- 
ing that this Department furnish a statement of all receipts and expendi- 
tures in Cuba from the date of occupation thereof down to and including 
April 30, 1900, made by or under the authority of the Navy Depart- 
ment; also a statement of all personal property, if any, purchased or 
procured and intrusted to any officer acting under authority of the 
Navy Department in Cuba within the time aforesaid, the cost and 
value of the same, the uses to which such property has been put, and 
the disposition which has been made thereof, I have the honor to inclose # 
herewith a statement prepared by the Paymaster-General of the Navy 
of the expenditures at the naval station, Cuba, from January 1, 1899, 
to April 30, 1900, amounting to 157,297.62; also a supplemental state- 
ment prepared by the Bureau of Yards and Docks explanatory of the 
use and disposition of material purchased and of the necessity for the 
expenditures for labor. The Paymaster-General further reports that 
no money has been received from the revenues of Cuba, all of the 
expenditures embraced in the above-mentioned statements being made 
from the regular naval appropriations. 

Very respectfully, J. D. Long, 

Secretary. 

Hon. O. H. Platt, 

Chairman Committee on Relations with Cuba, 

United States Senate. 



Statement of expenditures by the Navy Department at the naval station, Habana, Cuba, from 

January 1, 1899, to April 30, 1900. 



Labor, pay of clerks, repairs to buildings, furniture, and other incidental expenses in 
connection with care and maintenance of station: 

Furniture, and repairs to same $74. 14 

Repairs to buildings, plumbing, etc 644. 05 

Clearing grounds and hauling 122. 90 

Electric lighting 3, 563. 62 

Care at cemetery, "Maine" lot 138.88 

Hospital expenses, nurses, etc 444. 64 

Transfer of funds, printing, and cab fares 361. 31 

Repairs to commandant' s barge 207. 61 

Pay of clerks 4, 290. 01 

Labor, general maintenance of station. 35, 219. 54 

345, 066. 70 

Supplies purchased for repairs to buildings, furniture, fixtures, 
and general supplies on account of care and maintenance of 
station : 
Furniture, etc. — 

Tables, chairs, rugs, etc 503. 38 

Bedroom furniture 1, 277. 50 

Horses and carriages and harness 1, 421. 40 

Office furniture 338. 75 

Typewriters and stands •. 567. 50 

Kitchen utensils 188. 90 

Fixtures, etc. — 

Shades and hangings 41. 31 

Lamps 288. 22 

Chandeliers 673. 00 

Stove fittings 25.16 

Bathroom fixtures and plumbing supplies 644. 99 

Telephones, and repairs to same 102. 85 

Electrical supplies 409. 05 

General supplies — 

Brushes, paints, etc 1, 154. 25 

Cement, lime, and sand 1, 373. 95 

Chemicals and disinfectants 80. 06 

Rope 15. 37 

Police badges 40. 00 

Hose and garden tools 67. 97 

Brooms, buckets, etc 205. 13 

Stationery 252. 15 

Lumber 445. 36 

Window glass 58. 15 

Iron pipe, zinc, and pipe fittings 330. 20 

Builders' hardware 325. 36 

Medical supplies 261. 02 

Ice and illuminating oil 338. 80 

Provender for horses 1 04. 26 

11,534.04 

Marine Corps disbursements — 

Beds and bedding 569. 75 

Laundry, ice, etc 127. 13 

696. 88 

Total 57, 297. 62 

SUMMARY. 

Labor, pay of clerks, etc $45, 066. 70 

Supplies — 

Furniture, etc 4, 297. 43 

Fixtures 2, 184. 58 

General supplies 5, 052. 03 

Marine Corps expenditures 696. 88 

Total 57,297.62 



[Fourth indorsement.] 

Department of the Navy, 

Bureau op Yards and Docks, 
Washington, D. C. , July 10, 1900. 
Kespectt'ully forwarded to the Department. 

2. Supplemental to the third indorsement, which covers all expenditures made 
under the cognizance of this bureau at the naval station, Habana, the bureau has 
the honor to make the following explanatory statement of the use and disposition of 
material purchased and of the necessity for the expenditures for labor, viz: 

3. Labor, pay of clerks, etc., $45,066.70. 

Money expended under this head was entirely for sanitary purposes in fumigation 
and cleaning buildings and repairing sewerage and piping and cleaning grounds. 
The employment of clerks was for the use of officers attached to the station, both for 
clerical work and as interpreters. 

4. Furniture, etc., $4,297.43. 

The furniture was for the use of officers attached to the station, to whom quarters 
were assigned and receipts taken for same. All the furniture purchased is still on 
hand, and the portion not in use at the present time is retained for safe-keeping until 
again required. 

5. Fixtures, $2,184.58. 

Shades and hangings, lamps, chandeliers, electrical supplies, and plumbing sup- 
plies were all purchased for the rooms and nouses of officers attached to the station. 
In the admiralty building and the houses at the navy-yard the lighting apparatus 
and plumbing had been almost wholly destroyed before being turned over to the 
naval representative for the United States. The telephones connected the office of 
the commandant with the navy-yard, and were in such condition as to need repairs. 
These articles have been expended for the purposes for which purchased. 

6. General supplies, $5,. 052. 03. 

The articles purchased under the above heading were for general repairs to and 
disinfection of the houses and grounds of the station, and the health and comfort of 
the personnel attached thereto, and a proper maintenance of the police force and 
office records. These articles have been expended for the purposes for which pur- 
chased and are still in use. 

7. Marine Corps disbursements, $696.88. 

Beds and bedding under the above heading were for the use of the marine guard 
attached to this station, which has been transferred. Upon the transfer of the guard, 
this property was packed and stored for safe-keeping and is now on hand. Laundry, 
ice, etc. , was expended for the use of the officers and men composing the guard. 

MORDECAI T. ENDICOT, 

Chief of Bureau. 

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